Three Buttes
Three Buttes rises to 2,101 m in Washington. Windy Peak stands 2,540 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,101 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 29.4 mi off the Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Tiffany Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Middle Tiffany Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Spur Peak: 4.2 mi
- Clark Peak: 4.4 mi
- Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 15.4 mi
- Conconully National Wildlife Refuge: 15.5 mi
- Cougar Lake Public Access: 16.8 mi
- Confluence Park: 18.6 mi
- Homestream Park: 18.8 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 18.6 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 18.8 mi
- Entro: 24.7 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 20.2 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Aventurine / Serpentine Rock Collecting Site: 22.7 mi
- Palmer Mountain Mill Site Ruins: 17.5 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 23.0 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 24.2 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 24.7 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 7.1 mi
- Split Rock Recreation Site: 19.6 mi
- Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 23.6 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 24.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Three Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Peak | N 359° | 2,540 m | 15.4 mi |
| Tiffany Mountain | SSE 147° | 2,512 m | 2.9 mi |
| Rock Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,430 m | 2.5 mi |
| Middle Tiffany Mountain | SE 124° | 2,428 m | 3.2 mi |
| Obstruction Peak | WNW 298° | 2,419 m | 15.0 mi |
| Clark Peak | SSE 151° | 2,405 m | 4.4 mi |
| Old Baldy | S 176° | 2,391 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Barney | WNW 293° | 2,379 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:31 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:17 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:12 | 16:07 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546756
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